RTX’s (NYSE: RTX) Pratt & Whitney subsidiary has received two contract modifications worth $517.1 million combined from the U.S. Navy to deliver spares for the production of the F135 propulsion system and provide continued technical engineering support for the F-35 Lightning II Propulsion System Block Four Flight Test Program. The Department o...
Maxar Technologies was awarded the Commercial GEOINT Access Portal contract from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for the delivery of web-based commercial imagery and product offerings to users. NGA said the five-year, sole source contract valued at approximately $359 million is a follow-on to the Global-Enhanced GEOINT Delivery award. Ac...
In an era where the U.S. is increasingly interested in sharing the offerings of its defense industrial base with allies, bureaucratic red tape is sometimes the only thing standing in the way of making foreign military sales—FMS for short. Defense News reported in mid-August that if major allies like the U.K. and Australia wanted to procure...
Cherokee Federal has purchased a majority stake in Advanced Technology Applications through the newly established growth capital firm Sovereign Capital as part of efforts to expand its presence in the federal contracting space. ATA is a small data services company that has provided technical platforms across the areas of data strategy, data engineer...
The U.S. Agency for International Development has awarded seven companies positions on a potential $5 billion contract to support U.S. foreign policy objectives by helping USAID’s Office of Transition Initiatives advance democracy and stabilization efforts in countries facing political crises. According to award notices published Friday in the...
David Rodgers, a defense industry executive, has joined Ultra Intelligence & Communications as vice president of global sales. Ultra I&C said Tuesday Rodgers will oversee the company’s domestic and international sales initiatives and support business development efforts for the U.S. military and foreign defense ministries. “David...
By Alka Bhave, President of Fearless Digital In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare policy, it’s crucial to examine how legislative decisions translate into real-world impact for citizens. The recent implementation of web tools supporting the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, a.k.a. EMTALA, offers a compelling case study in...
General Dynamics Mission Systems, a subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has secured a $491.6 million contract modification from the Space Development Agency for satellite ground systems support. The Department of Defense said Friday the award will extend the existing contract for the ground management and integration of the SDA̵...
Eoghan Casey, vice president of cybersecurity strategy and product development at Own Company, said government agencies should understand the importance of seeding high-quality data into realistic production environments to facilitate the delivery of secure digital services to the public. In an article published on Carahsoft.com, Casey wrote that th...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded RTX (NYSE: RTX) company Raytheon an approximately $1.05 billion sole source contract to upgrade the sensors on the F-22 Raptor fighter jets. The Department of Defense said Friday the fixed-price-incentive, undefinitized contract provides for Group B hardware, spares and support equipment. Work on the contract will be p...
